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Puerto Rico nonprofits tackle social isolation via digital strategies

Triple-S Foundation organized a workshop on digital strategies for combating social isolation and improving community connections.

A group of nonprofit organizations gathered to learn how to identify and address social isolation by strategically managing their social networks and optimizing outreach to the public and communities they serve.

During a workshop sponsored by the Triple-S Foundation, organizations such as OPAPA, Boys & Girls Club, Centro para Puerto Rico Sila María Calderón, Espera
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Vimenti marks 5 yrs. of promoting economic mobility in Puerto Rico

Barbara Rivera, executive director of Vimenti, recently took part in an event to discuss the nonprofit's status after five years in operation.

Eradicating poverty is possible. And to prepare and motivate people to break the generational cycle of poverty in Puerto Rico, the nonprofit organization Vimenti has developed educational programs in the last five years to promote economic mobility with tangible results, like getting families to increase their income through work.

In an interview with N
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Ganador PTH 2023: Centro de ayuda y terapia al niño con impedimento (AYANI)

“El Señor me regaló que llegara a mis brazos hace cuatro meses un niño con la condición de mi hijo y eso fue como llenarme de una energía tan grande, fue como volver a empezar; esto no se ha terminado ni se va a terminar, fue como ponerte a latir ese corazón para volver a trabajar por ese que está ahora, por el que todavía tengo y que puedo hacer muchas cosas por él, y no detenerme y no detener ese equipo extraordinario de trabajo para que sigan viendo que somos luchadores y que queremos seguir
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Vieques residents will negotiate with the U.S. government for reparations

On Tuesday, the Vieques Women’s Alliance announced to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that it would accept to negotiate with the U.S. government to obtain reparations for the people of Vieques for the violation of human rights and the damage to health and the environment caused by the use of the island-town as a practice range for military warfare.

The communication came after the IACHR informed them that it admitted their case, filed over 10 years ago, in September 2013.
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Listo para pasar a la consideración del gobernador el proyecto de reforma contributiva

“Hay municipios pequeños que van a decir: ‘déjame, por decirlo así, privatizar el proceso con Hacienda para que me lo corra porque no tengo la gente ni tengo el expertise’ (experiencia). Pero, ¿vas a obligar a San Juan, a Guaynabo, a Ponce y a Carolina a hacerlo cuando ya tienen una operación montá?”, cuestionó Zaragoza. “Si lo haces obligatorio no va a volar”, insistió.
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Navedo Family Foundation program supports Puerto Rico’s students

Melvin M. Navedo leads a student workshop as part of the “Navedo Young Innovation Challenge."

The Navedo Family Foundation, a nonprofit established in 2022, is focused on helping talented young people get on track in all social aspects, said its founder, Melvin M. Navedo, who also founded Melvin M. Navedo Real Estate, a company that has carried his vision for 26 years.

As part of its mission, the foundation – which he co-established with his wife and fellow entrepreneur, Yaritza, and daughters
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ICON Conference to host 3rd edition Nov. 28-29 in San Juan

From left: Richard Santana, cofounder of Puerto Rico ICON Institute; Federico Stubbe Jr., CEO of Prisa Group; and Jacobo Ortiz-Blanes, founder and president of Las Brisas Property Management, during a prior edition of the event.

The Puerto Rico ICON Conference, an event focusing on the island’s business, finance and leadership landscape, will return to San Juan in its third edition, slated to take place Nov. 28-29 at the Puerto Rico Museum of Art.

Driven by its core values of “transformation,
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Donativos legislativos: incertidumbre anual para el tercer sector

“Nosotros les explicamos la situación (a empleados y participantes), pero eso no alivia la necesidad y el sufrimiento de estas familias de no contar con la persona que hace la diferencia en los servicios para su niño. No hay cosa que estruje más el corazón que tener una madre llorando porque lleva seis meses pidiendo asistencia sicológica o tecnológica para su hijo y tu no tengas a quién mandarle a interceder para que eso empiece a moverse”.
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20/22 Act Society donates $50K to Sociedad Pro Hospital del Niño

Members of the 20/22 Act Society join leaders of Sociedad Pro Hospital del Niño on their recent visit to the site of the Children’s Learning Center.

The 20/22 Act Society recently donated $50,000 to Sociedad Pro Hospital del Niño during a visit to the facility and the Children’s Learning Center construction project, which the institution hopes to complete in June.

During the visit, Enid Concepción, executive director of the 20/22 Act Society of Dorado, toured the institution with Chairman Ralp
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FEMA grants $173K for Condado Lagoon flood mitigation project

The Condado Lagoon is visible in the top right of the image of the Condado area, which will see flood mitigation work funded by a FEMA grant.

The executive director of the Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), Manuel Laboy, and San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero-Lugo recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved funding for the first phase of a flood mitigation project around the Condado Lagoon through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP
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